NBA: Pat Connaughton suffers a fracture, and will have to undergo surgery

The current defending champions of the NBAthe milwaukee bucksentered a casualty on their injured list, as according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Pat Connaughton suffered a fourth metacarpal fracture of his right hand.

The 29-year-old shooting guard suffered this injury in the Bucks’ defeat against the phoenix suns last Thursday, this being a sensitive loss for the Milwaukee team, due to the excellent production of the player in the campaign.

This Monday, Connaughton is expected to undergo a surgical intervention to repair the damage to his hand, being able to return before the end of the regular season.

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fulfilling its role

Connaughton has been an excellent backup player this season for the Bucks, averaging 10.1 points, 4.4 rebounds, nearly a steal per game (0.9), with an excellent 3-point shooting percentage of 40.7.

The Bucks are fourth in the Eastern Conference, with a record of 35 wins and 22 losses, qualifying directly for the playoffs so far.

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This week Milwaukee has a calendar in which they will face this Monday the 14th the Portland Trail Blazerstomorrow Tuesday the 15th to the Indiana Pacers, and on Thursday the 17th to the Philadelphia 76ers, before the start of the All Star Weekend on Friday, February 18.

I currently work as a web writer, specializing in NBA and NFL for Empresa EL DEBATE. I worked for 4 years and 5 months in the Sports section of the Printed Newspaper in Culiacán, covering various disciplines, being assigned to the source of Caballeros de Culiacán of CIBACOPA. I had the opportunity to cover the Barrios Basketball Tournament of EL DEBATE for 3 years, one in Mazatlán, 2 in Culiacán, as well as the National War Bands in Los Mochis. In the same way, I was present at various openings and closings of sporting events of the Company. My passion is basketball, so I am constantly researching burst sports, especially the NBA, and have created special works on relevant topics. I covered the Culiacán International Marathon twice, one of the most important events at the local and state level. I am an avid reader, who likes to constantly improve myself, both personally and professionally. I successfully attended the Digital Sports Journalism Workshop at the University of Guadalajara sponsored by EL DEBATE.

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